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Carpineto della Nora: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada Fratte 1, Carpineto della Nora.

Carpineto della Nora, the abbey and the Nora valley

The abbey of San Bartolomeo is the best-known monument of Carpineto della Nora, a village in the hinterland of Pescara that takes its name from the river running through the valley below. The centre stands at around 540 metres, in the hills rising towards the Gran Sasso massif, among woods and fields.

For work and services, Pescara is the reference point, along with the larger towns in the valley. House hunters mostly find village homes and country farmhouses. The climate is that of zone D, with damp winters in the hills: roofs, windows and heating need a careful look, as does access to isolated houses.

The population has fallen sharply: 521 residents in 2023 against 680 in 2011, down 23.4%. The average age is 50.7 (province: 46.6) and over-65s make up 29.4%, against 24.8% in the province of Pescara. Foreign residents are 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In Abruzzo, earthquakes have to be taken seriously. Carpineto della Nora is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 28 of the 46 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.213 g, a medium to high value. Before buying, ask for the year of construction, any structural work and the paperwork that goes with it.

Cadastral data is available: with the Revenue Agency's maps, the report traces the land parcel from the address. Near the river and on the slopes, landslide and flood hazard is checked for the exact spot on the official maps.

Key points

  • San Bartolomeo abbey and the Nora river valley.
  • Population down 23.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.213 g.
  • Pescara as the reference for work and services.

Overview

Carpineto della Nora is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 521 residents, ranked 37 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carpineto della Nora is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.213 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Carpineto della Nora, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 23.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carpineto della Nora declared an average taxable income of 16,587 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carpineto della Nora is in climate zone D, with 2,078 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 535 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carpineto della Nora has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.9% of the land in Carpineto della Nora, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Carpineto della Nora.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carpineto della Nora: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Carpineto della Nora are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 11 inhabited census areas in Carpineto della Nora. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 12.4%
  • fair 87.6%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 068008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.